Faded Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #9a7344 |
| Complementary Color | #bb9365 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (212.79° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Faded Blue Color. The Mirror Lake color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Prefect (#5772b0) for more calm effect. Try Plunder as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bb9365 is the best complementary color to Faded Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #658cbb complementary color is Muddy Waters, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ship Cove are #65b6bb and #6965bb. Thus found on the left and right of #658cbb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tradewind and Blue Violet colors as they work well with Faded Blue.
The split-complementary Faded Blue palette consists of #b6bb65 and #bb6965 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bb9365). Try Gimblet and Contessa colors in combination with #658cbb, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #658cbb offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Faded Blue. Thus Olivine and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Faded Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Muddy Waters, Fuchsia Pink, and Fern split by 90° on the color wheel. #658cbb square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Faded Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#bb9365) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Tree – 120° from the complementary Muddy Waters. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bb658c and #65bb93.
In a RGB color space, hex #658cbb is made of 24% red, 33% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Faded Blue has a hue angle of 212.79°, a saturation of 38.74% and a lightness of 56.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #658cbb is made of 33.72% cyan, 18.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #658cbb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(101,140,187) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 33%, 44% |
| CMYK | 33.72, 18.43, 0, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(212.79,38.74%,56.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(212.79,45.99%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.1831,-0.673,-28.7481) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7146,25.1107,50.6107) |